[Event "USSR Championship"] [Site "Riga URS"] [Date "1958.01.??"] [Round "9"] [White "Mikhail Tal (?)"] [Black "Viktor Korchnoi (?)"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "?"] [BlackElo "?"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "-"] [ECO "C19"] [Opening "French Defense: Winawer Variation, Poisoned Pawn Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Ne7 7. Qg4 { C19 French Defense: Winawer Variation, Poisoned Pawn Variation } Nf5 8. Bd3 h5 9. Qh3 cxd4 10. Nf3?! { (0.45 → -0.50) Inaccuracy. Bxf5 was best. } (10. Bxf5 exf5 11. cxd4 Qc7 12. Qb3 O-O 13. Ne2 b6 14. Nf4 Nc6 15. Qc3 Bb7 16. Nxh5 f6) 10... Qc7 11. Rb1 dxc3 12. g4?! { (-0.48 → -1.26) Inaccuracy. O-O was best. } (12. O-O Nc6 13. Bxf5 exf5 14. Qg3 Kf8 15. Rd1 Be6 16. Bg5 Rb8 17. Nh4 Qa5 18. Qf4 Kg8) 12... Ne7 13. gxh5 Nbc6? { (-1.30 → 0.09) Mistake. Nd7 was best. } (13... Nd7 14. Bf4 Nc5 15. Nd4 Nxd3+ 16. Qxd3 Rxh5 17. Nb5 Qc6 18. Nd6+ Kf8 19. Rg1 Nf5 20. Rb3) 14. Bf4?! { (0.09 → -0.61) Inaccuracy. Kf1 was best. } (14. Kf1) 14... Ng6 15. Bg3 Ngxe5 16. Nxe5 Nxe5 17. Kf1 Bd7 18. Qh4?! { (-0.83 → -1.40) Inaccuracy. Rg1 was best. } (18. Rg1 f6 19. Bxe5 fxe5 20. Rxg7 O-O-O 21. Qh4 e4 22. Be2 Qe5 23. Qg3 Qxg3 24. hxg3 Bc6) 18... f6?! { (-1.40 → -0.55) Inaccuracy. Nf3 was best. } (18... Nf3 19. h6 Nxh4 20. hxg7 O-O-O 21. Bxc7 Kxc7 22. gxh8=Q Rxh8 23. Bb5 Bc8 24. Be2 d4 25. Rg1) 19. Bxe5 Qxe5 20. Rxb7 Rb8 21. Rxb8+ Qxb8 22. Qg4 Kf8 23. Rg1 g5 24. hxg6 Kg7 25. h4 a5 26. Rg3?! { (0.00 → -1.10) Inaccuracy. Rh1 was best. } (26. Rh1 Qe5 27. h5 Qg5 28. Qd4 Qc1+ 29. Kg2 Qg5+ 30. Kf1) 26... Qb1+?! { (-1.10 → 0.00) Inaccuracy. Qe5 was best. } (26... Qe5) 27. Kg2 Qb7 28. h5 d4+ 29. Be4 Bc6 30. Bxc6 Qxc6+ 31. Kg1 Qd5 32. Qf4 Qe5 33. h6+?? { (0.00 → -5.90) Blunder. Qf3 was best. } (33. Qf3 Qd5 34. Qf4 Qe5 35. Qf3) 33... Rxh6 34. Qxh6+? { (-5.55 → -18.86) Mistake. Qxe5 was best. } (34. Qxe5 fxe5 35. Rf3 Rh8 36. Kf1 Rh1+ 37. Ke2 e4 38. Rf7+ Kxg6 39. Rd7 d3+ 40. cxd3 exd3+) 34... Kxh6 35. g7?! { (-13.12 → Mate in 54) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rh3+ was best. } (35. Rh3+ Kxg6 36. Rd3 Qe1+ 37. Kg2 Qe4+ 38. Rf3 Qxf3+ 39. Kxf3 d3 40. cxd3 c2 41. d4 c1=Q) 35... Qxg3+ { White resigns. } 0-1